Juneau, Alaska, is about to join the fray. This week, the state’s capital city will vote on whether to regulate cruise ships that visit.
Juneau is one of the most popular cities in the United States for cruising.
The Alaskan city has become the
latest worldwide city to protest what it believes is a phenomenon called
over-tourism.
The vote to restrict the number of cruise
ships appears to be split. Some residents whose businesses rely on tourism
welcome the visitors; others less so. The proposed regulation includes a ban on
ships carrying 250 or more passengers disembarking to Juneau on Saturdays, which
would disqualify the mega ships that frequent the area.
Juneau only has about 32,000 residents.
It is the only state capital in the United
States without a main road connecting it to the rest of the state, hence the
unusually high number of visitors by plane and cruise ship. It is popular
because of its proximity to glaciers and the proximity to seeing whales and
Kodiak bears.
The city’s depiction of the gold rush days
from more than 150 years ago is also popular.
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